Shadowy Political Handbill on the East Side

Last week, packets of anti-Democrat
political literature tucked into plastic sandwich bags were tossed into
East Side driveways. It’s apparently a broadside from some bag ladies
with an Indian Hill address who call themselves a “grassroots,
conservative group.” They are new on the scene and bent on kicking
President Barack Obama out of office, along with anybody who might
possibly share his views. But they might be cheating, or tools of
someone who is flouting the law.

There are 16 political pieces in the plastic bags, including an ad for the anti-Obama movie You Don’t Know Him.
All but one are properly labeled with disclaimers that show who paid
for each piece.

The secret source of the handbill has the
earmarks of a dirty trick. Electioneering rules make it clear printed
material seeking to influence voters must disclose where it came from,
so the source of the anti-Brown handbill for their plastic bags seems to
have broken the law. Without a disclaimer there is no way to know who
paid for the anti-Brown attack.